TABLE 3.
Prevalence of Outpatient Care Within Previous 6 Months
| Outpatient Care Within Previous 6 Months | Without DKA (4385) | With DKA (878) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Acute care | |||||
| ED visita | 651 | 14.8 | 267 | 30.4 | <.001 |
| Non-DKA EDa,b | 627 | 14.3 | 227 | 25.9 | <.001 |
| Nonpreventive visita | 1701 | 38.8 | 378 | 43.1 | .02 |
| Maintenance care | |||||
| Endocrinology visita | 2789 | 63.6 | 488 | 55.6 | <.001 |
| Preventive visita | 1728 | 39.4 | 419 | 47.7 | <.001 |
| Insulin claim | 4078 | 93.0 | 813 | 92.6 | .69 |
n and % indicate the number and percentage, respectively, of patients in each group who experienced the event. P values calculated using Pearson’s χ2 test.
a
Visits within 1 day of the index date were excluded to avoid capturing encounters that led directly to hospitalization.
b
ED visits with DKA diagnostic codes (ICD-9 250.10–250.13) were excluded.